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Perdue Foundation's $20,000 grant to help fund La Plaza Delaware's new leadership development program

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
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La Plaza's leadership program will aim to transform high-potential Latinos into high-performing leaders, focusing on GenZ and Millennials.

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  • La Plaza's leadership program will aim to transform high-potential Latinos into high-performing leaders, focusing on GenZ and Millennials.
  • Additional funders include the Arsht Cannon Fund and the Delaware Hispanic Commission, which is also a program partner.
  • La Plaza Delaware is a nonprofit partnership created to increase opportunities, business savvy, and prosperity for Latino and minority-owned businesses.
  • Bethany Hall-Long, said the First State should be proud of the organizations that are supporting La Plaza's leadership program.

Perdue Farms Continues Support for National FFA Organization Blue Jacket Program

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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FFA members are required to wear official dress, which includes an FFA jacket and scarf or tie, to participate in competitions and attend the National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis.

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  • FFA members are required to wear official dress, which includes an FFA jacket and scarf or tie, to participate in competitions and attend the National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis.
  • "The National FFA Give the Gift of Blue Program is funded by corporations, individual donors and foundations, and we are grateful for their continued support," Ball said.
  • To date, more than 15,000 FFA members have been gifted an FFA jacket thanks to donors like Perdue Farms and the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation."
  • Kim Nechay, executive director of the Perdue Foundation, applauds the work of the National FFA Organization's Give the Gift of Blue Program.

Perdue Farms Releases FY22 Company Stewardship Report

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Monday, July 25, 2022
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SALISBURY, Md., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Perdue Farms announced today the release of its Fiscal Year 2022 Company Stewardship Report focusing on four areas - Food, Environment, Animal Care, and People and Partners. This new report highlights a second year operating amid a global pandemic, elevating the company's commitment to alleviating food insecurity, offering consumers new and innovative products, advancing its industry leading-animal care commitment, and creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace.

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  • SALISBURY, Md., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Perdue Farms announced today the release of its Fiscal Year 2022 Company Stewardship Report focusing on four areas - Food, Environment, Animal Care, and People and Partners.
  • "Since our beginning, Perdue Farms has focused on operating responsibly, rooted in our core values of quality, integrity, teamwork and stewardship.
  • The report is available at www.responsiblefoodandagriculture.com formatted to showcase report highlights for convenient web access and in an e-book format.
  • The PERDUE brand introduced two new products: PERDUE CHICKEN PLUS Chicken Tots and PERDUE BBQ Seasoned Pulled Pork Bites highlighting a commitment to new product innovation.

Perdue Farms and Wor-Wic Community College Partner To Ease Truck Driver Shortage

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
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SALISBURY, Md., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States is experiencing a shortage of more than 80,000 truck drivers, according to an estimate from the American Trucking Associations. The ATA also estimates that about 72 percent of America's freight transport moves by trucks, which shows just how dependent consumers are on the drivers who deliver chicken products to stores or gas to pumps or anything ordered online.

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  • Perdue Farms and Wor-Wic Community College , both based in Salisbury, Md., are working to ensure that Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland residents can take advantage of the growing job market and work to ease transport and supply chain issues.
  • Through its charitable giving arm, the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation , Perdue Farms has pledged $120,000 to fund a new simulation lab for students in the commercial driver's license (CDL) course at Wor-Wic.
  • "At Perdue, we employ just under 400 commercial truck drivers to deliver our products to our customers and consumers," said Rich Hernandez, vice president of transportation and warehousing for Perdue Farms.
  • The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation , the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms, was established in 1957 by company founder Arthur W. Perdue and is funded through the estates of Arthur W. Perdue and Frank Perdue.

Perdue Foundation Grant Supports New Educational Duck Pond at Hope Springs Farm for People with Developmental Disabilities in Central Pennsylvania

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Thursday, June 9, 2022
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"Everyone deserves to live a life of meaning," said Colby Zimmerman, executive director of Hope Springs Farm.

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  • "Everyone deserves to live a life of meaning," said Colby Zimmerman, executive director of Hope Springs Farm.
  • "The mission of Hope Springs Farm is to provide adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism, our Growers, a meaningful day through joyful group activities in a family farm setting and in our community."
  • The funds will be used to create a safe and healthy duck pond that will be 10 feet by 15 feet.
  • Kim Nechay, executive director of the Perdue Foundation, praised the work of Hope Springs Farm.